findbydate

#!/bin/bash
#
# findbydate
#

[ -n "$MYDIR" ] || {
	declare MYDIR=
	MYDIR="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")"
}
declare optcount=0
declare date
declare depth=0

declare usagestr=
usagestr=$(
cat <<EOF

$(basename "$0") [options] date

Arguments
---------
   date : formatted as "yyyy-mm-dd"

Options
-------
   o:file  : Optional output file
   d:depth : Recursion depth. Minimum is 0 to include the currend dir.

\0
EOF
)

# control_c: run if user hits control-c
#
# Global
#   CTLC_EXIT - bash environment variable
#
control_c() {
	echo -e "\nCtrl-c detected\nCleaning up and exiting."
	exit $CTLC_EXIT
}

# parseopts
#
# Globals
#
parseopts() {
	local arg=
	local opt=

	for arg in $@; do

	    if [ "${arg:0:1}" == "-" ]; then
		opt="${arg:1}"
		shift
		((optcount++))

		case "$opt" in
		o ) file=$1
		    shift
		    ((optcount++))
		    ;;
		d ) depth=$1
		    shift
		    ((optcount++))
		    ;;
		h ) echo -e "$usagestr"
		    exit 0
		esac
	    fi
	done
}

main() {
	local out="/dev/stdout"
	parseopts "$@"

	shift "$optcount"
	date="$1"

	[ -n "$file" ] && { out="$file"; :> "$out"; }

	find . -mindepth $depth -type f -newermt "$date" -exec ls -1t {} + > "$out"
	exit 0
}

main "$@"